tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post4922079969226134372..comments2015-08-01T20:00:30.377-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: A Latter-Day Claim to Gen. Marion’s Sweet PotatoesJ. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-13342605563771145312011-05-28T08:15:45.673-05:002011-05-28T08:15:45.673-05:00Now here is another nice thing about sweet potatoe...Now here is another nice thing about sweet potatoes, besides their being a simple dish and a regional dish. They have a characteristic shape, and as such lend themselves to hortatory paintings as well as hortatory anecdotes. A white potato could be a badly misshapen meat pie, but a sweet potato can only be its humble self. The painting needs no caption to present its moral.Chauceriannoreply@blogger.com